Rule 8.3 - Ecosecurities Group Plc

Rule 8.3 - Ecosecurities Group Plc

Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC

FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)   Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC
Company dealt in   Ecosecurities Group Plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being

disclosed relate (Note 2)

  Ord Eur 0.0025
Date of dealing   August 12, 2009

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

 

  Long   Short

 

  Number   (%)   Number   (%)
(1) Relevant securities                
(2) Derivatives (other than options)   4,470,579   3.79%        
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                
Total   4,470,579   3.79%        

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Long   Short

 

  Number   (%)   Number   (%)
(1) Relevant securities                
(2) Derivatives (other than options)                
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                
Total                

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit (Note 5)
         

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than option transactions)

Product name,

e.g. CFD

  Long/short (Note 6)   Number of securities (Note 7)   Price per unit (Note 5)
CFD   Long   50,000   GBP 0.9014

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

  Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.   Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)   Exercise

price

  Type, e.g. American, European etc.  

Expiry Date

 

  Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 5)

                         

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option   Number of securities   Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
         

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)   Details  

Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 5)

         

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
None.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO

Date of disclosure   August 13, 2009
Contact name   Hayley Nelson
Telephone number   (212) 698-3363
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected    
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)    

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